Many of us are undoubtedly familiar with Shakespeare's play and Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet. What we aren't familiar with, however, is choreographer Krzysztof Pastor's unique take on the work, updated for the capricious and rapid developments of the 20th century. Pastor brings Romeo & Juliet out of 1300s Verona and into 1900s Rome, but time and setting only serve as backdrops to important and difficult issues of politics, including war, terror, and dictatorship. Doomed love has never been more complicated.